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Christmas/Winter Contest - Judgement Week
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"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."

Welcome to Our Annual

-: Information :-
Welcome to our annual Christmas/Winter contest. As per other contests, this will be based off visual prompts generously lent to us by the artists. You write what the prompt inspires in you – creativity is key.

-: Timeline :-
Please watch the timer on our front page for exact times.

December 1st – December 22nd -:- Submission Time

December 23rd – December 30th -:- Judging Time

December 31st -:- Winners Announced.

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ITU Contest: Memories and Resolutions - CLOSED!

ITU Contest - Memories and Resolutions

UPDATE: Contest Now Closed!!!
Hello Members and Visitors!
Welcome to #InspireTheUninspired's last contest of the year and first contest of the new year! This contest is going to take #InspireTheUninspired through this year and into the next so it is only fitting to have a theme to go along with it! With the help of our absolutely fantastic admins and affiliates we have managed to come up with this prize list! So please give our affiliates and donators some love!!!

Theme: This contest has the theme of 'Memories and Resolutions'. What are your memories of the year gone? What do you hope to achieve in the new year? We are looking for mostly factual deviations but you may write about fictional situations as well, it won't hinder the way we will judge your piece. Interpret the theme h

June 'Contest' - Critique Challenge - 8 Hours Left
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"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."
Just over eight hours left to enter! Note me with any queries.
Lit Tags/Avatars
I create lit tags and avatars when I'm bored. I don't profess them to be exceptional (they don't move, for example, because I don't know how to make them) but they are unique and may tide you over until you can get a better one. They are free, but if you want to donate a point or two you are welcome to do so.
They can be found on my alternate account: ~MagicallyCreative. Feel free to use them, but just read the journal first for the 'rules' (there is only really one and it's quite simple).
Examples are here:
Lit Tag Examples:

Avatar Examples:

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Valentines Contest - Winners Announced
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"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."

WELCOME
to our

Judgement time has ended, and it is now time to crown our champions.
Reminders
The Entrants

Just let me die by ~Ekinawa

Devotion by ~red1699

*Love Hurts* by *Delice1941

Two Angels by *GuinevereToGwen

*Dovecote

Theme of the Week: BrokenBreak dishes! Glue them back together and break them again! Sticks and stones break your bones! Words and parts break your heart!
Life is fragile, isn't it? When something breaks, someone has to sweep up the debris eventually. Some things have to be broken, other things must be kept together.
So what's broken this week?
Break the block,
~Kiarorin

Face Your Fears ContestDates for contest:  Start - 30 March 2012.
                               Finish - 31 May 2012, midnight Australian time.
                               Duration: 2 months (An extension may be made by the founder if circumstances warrant it.)
Place of Submission:  The Face Your Fears Contest Entries folder in the group gallery.
Contestants:  Members of We-Write-To-Escape only. Feel free to join if you would like to participate. You will be automatically accepted.
Number of submissions allowed: Only one (1) submission per person is allowed.

Hi everyone!

We-Write-To-Escape's first EVER contest is now up and running!!

Are you all

Community Update IIIWelcome to #PoeticalCondition's Community Update III!
As new things arise, I will add them to this article with a

sticker in front of them. As things end, I will simply remove them.
Community News:
First of all, any well-connected deviant needs to know who their Lit CVs (community volunteers) are:
^Beccalicious, ^neurotype, and ^NicSwaner
Watch them, and you are already headed in the right direction.
`thorns - has recently stepped down. But she is not leaving us! Be sure to stop by and thank her for all of her hard work as a CV and encourage her in all future pursuits!
Now, let's dive in!
#projecteducate had an extremely successful form poetry week! I am a strong believer in the importance of poets being well educated in their art, so if you are still a little confused about what "Traditional Fixed Form" really means (or you think if something has a rhyme pattern it must be a traditional form) then please browse th

Haiku Champions; Secret Santa; Christmas Contest
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"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."
This month we covered the English Haiku. Thank you very much for those of you who took up the challenge.

The votes are all in and we are ready to crown our Haiku Champion.
*drumroll* and the award goes to:
by `MagicalJoey
AND
by =DarlingAngel0565
Yes, you heard me correctly...we have a tie for Champion.
Well done to all who responded to the prompt. Your Haiku were of excellent standard.

Now, on to the main reason why I wrote this blog:
It's that time of year, again, when Secret Santa rears its sneaky head. Last year we here at #My-Soul-Bleeds-Ink held a very successful Secret Santa. I am hoping that we can continue in the spirit of giving to ma

Valentines Contest - Judging Time
Logo designed by *007Balel
"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."

WELCOME
to our

We have now come to the time of judgement, where our esteemed judges, who should be worshiped and adored, but not in any way bribed, will take a look at the entries and pick our winners.
The Entrants

Just let me die by ~Ekinawa

Devotion by ~red1699

*Love Hurts* by *Delice1941

Two Angels by *GuinevereToGwen

Audition Round for Scratch That is CLOSED!!!CLOSED!!!
Auditions
(CLOSED)
Rules:

No overly depressing poetry (e.g. death, murder, rape, etc)

Only one submissions.

Submission must be created ONLY for this contest. (You can not submit pre-written pieces.)

Submission can be edited and changed until the deadline.

Submissions for the contest must go into the "Scratch That" folder.

No collab. pieces.

No bribing judges.

No flaming/hating/complaining the contest/judges/other entries. (Seriously, everything is set in stone so there will be no changes to deadlines, rules, themes, poetry types, etc.)
Breaking any of these rules will cause you IMMEDIATE disqualification.
Theme and Poetry Type:
Deadline
!3rd November!

May Forms Challenge - Update
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"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."
Only 2 days left to submit!
Also: Check out our 'Featured Artist' widget on the right hand side of our profile page, underneath our prompt winners. Each week a different artist is featured, along with four of their works. You never know, it could be you!
Timeline
The timeline for this challenge is as follows:
May 2nd - May 23rd: Entries accepted
May 24th - May 30th: Voting/Polls
May 31st - Champion Announced
Rules
There are just a few simple rules to follow:

Submit entries into the Contest Submissions folder.

You may submit more than one entry.

Watch the timer on our main page to enable you to make it before the deadline.

Welcome to the next:

March Madness - Poetry Challenge (IMP update 2)
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"A non-judgemental, safe place where writers can submit poetry, prose, prosetry, phoetry, or anything they have written, without fear of prejudice or criticism."

Hi all, this is ~007Balel here ... I am writing this update to inform you that `MagicalJoey had to check in hospital a week ago and hasn't come back yet, although I have been taking care of the groups she is a part of, I wanted to let you know that she told me to tell you guys that she'll process the acrostic entries when she comes back.

Acrostic entries will be accepted until `MagicalJoey gets back... Even if the timer runs out!

Voting will start when `MagicalJoey returns and will be via a note system to save time.

We will be holding an easter and spring contest in april. We are looking for 2 judges and any prize donations note `MagicalJoey with them... Subject titled: 'msbi jugde' or 'msbi donation' if you

Contest! (NEW)UPDATES AT BOTTOM--NEW ENTRIES!!!
So, now that I've accumulated enough points, I'm hosting a little contest for you all. There will my prizes, places, and judging from me, so I'd just love if you entered.
Below, I will give you a set of different prompts you may choose from. You may enter only once. One prompt, one entry, one possible place. You will be judged on originality, skill level, and overall effect. You may interpret the prompt in anyway you wish.
Prompts are as follows:

Soapscum.

Close your eyes and count to ten.

She was the prettiest little nothing to ever lose herself.

The cat was out of the bag, and that boy was throwing rocks again.
Prizes include:

First place: 20 points, 3 criticism/praise comments, 6 thoughtful favs, and anything you want from me.

Second place: 10 points, 3 criticism/praise comments, and 3 considerate favs.

Third place: 5 points and 3 criticism/praise comment

Let's Talk Writing: Issue 12Let's Talk Writing: Issue 12

Let's Talk Writing is my news article featuring five different writers that I've discovered here on deviantArt. It will be published every Friday. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to note me. I will take them into consideration. Now, Let's Talk Writing!
Writer #1: :iconsolarumnyx: =SolarumNyx

What inspired you to start writing?

A lot of things, really - mostly that urge to express myself in a way that others could understand and sympathize with.

How much do you feel you've improved in the last few years?

God, that question. I can't even begin to explain how much I've improved. I came from the depths of Mary Sue OC Naruto and Hetalia fan fiction and moved on to original fiction. It's really amazing, now that I think about it.

Why do you post your writing to deviantArt?

In all honesty, I te

You Guys Are Too NiceYesterday, I received a DD on my poem Justifications and Salted Smiles,
I'm still sort of reeling in disbelief. It had always been a dream I'd wished on, but I never once expected to actually get a DD. To anyone who read, or faved my work: from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I cannot express how much joy you have given this poet.

In other news, today was my birthday. I don't do my own birthdays so well. I can never plan out events efficiently, so, there's that. Also, my cat spent the night habitually pawing my face with her claws whenever she wanted me to pet her.
But, truly though, thank you to everyone on here who sent me birthday wishes! It has made my day

You guys are all too nice to me.
Random topic: I have mentioned before that I write in a poetry notebook. I keep random things in there: ideas, song lyrics I like, poems, notes, etc. There's about 20 pages until it's done. I never really thought about doing anything with them before, but after h

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Secret Santa Revealed: and still collecting prizes

Journal Entry: Wed Oct 31, 2012, 5:59 AM

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So we ended up with eight participants for the Secret Santa. While not the best turnout we have had, it's still better than two. So thanks to everyone who signed up.
Now is the time to reveal who wrote what for whom...so be prepared!

~Nick-chan WROTE Shadows FOR *Comic-Ninja-Whoot

*Diluculi WROTE Frightful Meeting FOR ~NotenSMSK

~Katycartoonfan3 WROTE Letter to my lover FOR ~TRexyBusiness

~pengirl100and2 WROTE grade one FOR ~Nick-chan

~NotenSMSK WROTE The Papaya Tree FOR *Diluculi

~TRexyBusiness WROTE Little Prince and the Rose FOR ~Katycartoonfan3

~Zaiav

*Comic-Ninja-Whoot WROTE Her laughter is a lie FOR ~Zaiav
Killing WAS WRITTEN FOR ~pengirl100and2

We are going to have a Christmas/Winter contest in December, and this time I am trying to collect prizes ahead of schedule. If you can donate anything please NOTE ME `MagicalJoey with a note TITLED "MSBI PRIZE DONATION".

While I managed to raise the points needed for this year, from generous donations and unexpected contest wins (my parents bought me 4000 points for Christmas even though we can't pay our electricity bill). However, it is never too early to start collecting for next year. We have many members. If each member donated 6 points we would have enough to renew our subscription. So, if you can spare any points, please go to my page [`MagicalJoey] and donate towards our Super Group fund. We are due for an upgrade by November 26th, but I don't want to leave it to the last minute like this year. So if you have any spare, please consider donating.

Welcome to

This is not a contest. It follows the same principles that real life ‘secret santa’ does, except ours involves poetry and the internet.

How it Works

IMPORTANT:
Note must be titled: Secret Santa Signup 2012
Note must contain the following:
At least three types of poetry you like.
At least three types of poetry you dislike.

So an example note looks like this:
TO: MagicalJoey
FROM: Unknown Recipient
Subject: Secret Santa Signup 2012
I am signing up for the 2012 secret santa.
I like the following types of poetry:
- Free Verse
- Emotional
- Poems about friendship

I don’t like the following types of poetry:
- Erotica
- Horror/Excessive Gore
- Rhyming

Signup period will extend from November 1st until November 21st.

I will then pair up the participants and note each one who they are writing for, including the person’s likes and dislikes.

November 22nd – November 29th is the poem writing and submitting period.

This is where the likes and dislikes come in to play.
You write a poem for your person, based on their likes – on a topic of your choice.
You submit the poems into the “Secret Santa 2012” folder.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES MENTION IN YOUR COMMENTS OR ANYWHERE WHO YOU ARE WRITING FOR. There will be a revealing at the end.
Your artist’s comments can contain that it’s for the ‘Secret Santa’ at :dev or :icon my-soul-bleeds-ink:.

November 30th is the revealing time.